# Specific vs Compreshensive Cal Newport put it best in [this youtube clip](https://youtu.be/oD5e1DRkbiU?t=385): > Specificity is useful even when it is not comprehensive. The key idea is that putting a stake in the ground and being specific allows us to have something to move towards. This allows us to see what works, see what doesn’t, and let that be a starting point for getting to where you want to go. This was also highlighted in the Decision by Design Course. Shane Parrish mentions that he found that participants would frequently get too abstract in certain scenarios, so he needed to make tweaks to the program to ensure that they focused on specifics. --- Date: 20220729 Links to: Tags: #review References: * [Core Idea: The Deep Life - YouTube](https://youtu.be/oD5e1DRkbiU?t=385)